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Add MS 71378
- Record Id:
- 040-001965527
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001965348
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000970.0x00000a
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- Add MS 71378
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MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxxvii. Shorter works; 1958-1968. For Fantasia on ‘O magnum mysterium’ for organ (J40) see Add. 71419.
ff. 78. Various sizes.
1. ff. 1-20. Sextet (J24) for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, ’cello and piano; dated June 1958 (f. 4). Sketches (ff. 1-2); pencil full score (ff. 3-16); ’cello part (ff. 17-20).
2. f. 21. ‘A Carol at Christmastime ’58 for Julian’ (J26), for voice and guitar; 1958. Pencil score.
3. f. 22. ‘Prolation’ (J25): part of a version for piano, in ink. See Add. 71309-71314.
4. ff. 23-42. Ricercar and doubles on ‘To Many a Well’ (J28), for octet; 1959. Sketches and drafts (ff. 24-30), dated Cirencester, 1959 (f. 26) and Swinton, 22 Feb. 1959 (f. 30); pencil full score (ff. 31-40), dated 22 Feb. 1959 (f. 40v); musical examples from the work, probably for a lecture in Edinburgh (ff. 41-42); [1961]. Published Schott & Co., 1963.
5. ff. 43-47. String quartet (J44); dated 8 May 1960 (f. 43). Composition chart and sketches in pencil and ink. Further pages of sketches are at Add. 71443, f. 39 and 71444, f. 7. For incomplete full score see Add. 71404. Published Schott & Co., 1962.
6. ff. 48-75. ‘Shakespeare Music’ (J59), for 11 instruments; 1964. Sketches (ff. 49-59) and pencil full score (ff. 60-75); dated Tollard Royal, Oct. 1964 (f. 75v). With the sketches are a realisation of a canon by Michael Praetorius (J58) (ff. 58v, 59v) and sketches for ‘Ecce manus tradentis’ (J84, J64), for which see also Add. 71423. Published Boosey & Hawkes, 1970.
7. ff. 76-78. Five Little Pieces for piano (J61); dated Cirencester, 1960 (f. 76), Cirencester, 1961 (f. 77), Dartington, 1962 (f. 78), Cromer, 1964 (f. 78). Score on transparencies. Published Boosey & Hawkes, 1968.
Michael Praetorius, composer: Peter Maxwell Davies's realisation of a canon by Praetorius: 1964.
William Shakespeare, dramatist and poet: Peter Maxwell Davies's 'Shakespeare music': 1964.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001965348
036-001965519
040-001965527 - Is part of:
- Add MS 71252-71445 : Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts
Add MS 71372-71403 : Instrumental works without voice(s)
Add MS 71378 : MAXWELL DAVIES MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. cxxvii. Shorter works; 1958-1968. For Fantasia on ‘O magnum mysterium’ for organ (J40) see… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001965348[0003]/036-001965519[0006]/040-001965527
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 71252-71445
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1958
- End Date:
- 1968
- Date Range:
- 1958-1968
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Names:
- Praetorius, Michael, composer
Shakespeare, William, playwright and poet, 1564-1616,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121032683,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/96994048